Recognizing outstanding bodies of work

• Free to enter and open to anyone submitting a series of five to ten images per category
• Ten diverse categories to enter
• Awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place artists, plus up to ten shortlisted photographers per category
• One overall winner selected as the Photographer of the Year and recipient of the $25,000 (USD) prize
• Once you enter the Professional competition you cannot submit work to the Open or Youth competitions
• Please see 'Rules' below for full image eligibility criteria
• Deadline: January 14, 2020 at 13.00 (GMT)

The Professional competition rewards and showcases the world’s most outstanding bodies of work.

Judges are looking for series that are technically brilliant, exciting and offer a fresh perspective on what contemporary photography can do. They want to uncover work that would otherwise be unseen, and share it with a worldwide audience.

For emerging photographers, the Awards can open doors to publishing deals, gallery representation and worldwide exhibitions. For established artists, the Awards offer a global platform to share personal projects and recognition for your passion for the medium.

Artists can enter multiple series of works to the following categories: Architecture, Creative, Discovery, Documentary, Environment, Landscape, Natural World & Wildlife, Portraiture, Still Life, and Sport.

Read about the Latin America Professional Award, new for the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards' Professional competition. 

PRIZE

• Photographer of the Year receives $25,000 (USD), a range of Sony digital imaging equipment and inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London
• Ten category winners receive flights and accommodation to the Awards ceremony in London, a range of Sony digital imaging equipment, publication in the Sony World Photography Awards book, inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London.
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners receive Awards ceremony ticket, publication in the Sony World Photography Awards book, inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London
• Shortlisted photographers - works shown on digital screens at Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London